Professor James W. Taylor has been selected by the American Chemical Society as this year's winner of the Analytical Chemistry Division's J. Calvin Giddings Award for Excellence in Education Sponsored by the Dekker Foundation. He was chosen because of his remarkable success in training Ph.D. graduate students, his development of graduate and undergraduate instrumental analysis, his leadership in establishing peer teaching evaluation methods, his guidance of the Learning through Evaluation, Assessment, and Dissemination (LEAD) Center, his role in creating the University of Wisconsin's Teaching Academy, his national leadership in education and research, and his commitment to his students. The award will be presented at a special symposium of the August ACS meeting in Boston. Congratulations Jim!

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Mary Kay Sorenson Wins Classified Employee Recognition Award

Mary Kay Sorenson has been informed that she is the recipient of a University of Wisconsin Classified Employee Recognition Award(the CERA Awards) for 2002. The CERA Award is the highest recognition of excellence for a staff member at our University. Mary Kay has served this department with extraordinary dedication and she is a central reason for the strength of our graduate recruiting, placement of our students, and our relationships with industrial recruiters. The Department is thrilled that Mary Kay's service and dedication could be rewarded by this prestigious award. Congratulations Mary Kay! We are really pleased!

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Annabel Muenter Selected as a L&S Teaching Fellow

The College of Letters and Science has selected Annabel Muenter as a 2002 L&S Teaching Fellow. Annabel is a physical chemistry graduate student who is working with Gil Nathanson. This award is a great honor. The Teaching Fellow program recognizes the highest quality of a person's performance as a teaching assistant. The Department of Chemistry joins in congratulating Annabel. Way to go Annabel!

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Chemistry TA of the Year Award Winners

Melisa Cherney is a second year student who got excellent reviews from students and faculty last year. She is now a CBI Trainee working in Judith Burstyn's group.

Jeremiah Depta received a degree in Biochemistry, Chemistry and Biology from Gustavus Adolphus. He also worked for the hockey arena there and got to drive the zamboni. Jeremiah has been teaching with us as a Faculty Assistant in General Chemistry since Fall 2000.

Jose Laboy has also been with the Department since Fall 2000, teaching in Chem 108. He is extremely well thought of by students and faculty alike. Jose is a Faculty Assistant with a master's degree in pharmacology and a bachelor's in chemistry from the University of Puerto Rico.

Annabel Muenter is now a third-year RA working for Gil Nathanson. She was a TA for 2 years for the 115/116 courses with Professors Crim, Ediger and Weisshaar. Annabel also has been named an L&S TA Fellow for 2002. TA Fellows run the L&S TA Training in the Fall. This is quite an honor for Annabel.

Jason Pontrello is a third year student working with Laura Kiessling. Jason has gotten great reviews from students. Even when he wasn't teaching, Jason helped Allen Clauss out with training new TAs. This semester he is teaching sections of 343 and doing Lab Development with Allen.

Mike Russell earned a Master's degree with John Wright in 1996. He is now working on a degree in Veterinary Medicine. He has been an excellent TA and FA in Analytical Chemistry.

The University of Oregon wishes to bring to your attention an NSF-sponsored workshop focused on the practical implementation of green (environmentally-benign) organic chemistry laboratories in the undergraduate chemistry curriculum. The workshop is intended for chemical educators interested in adopting a green organic curriculum at their institution. Over the past five years, we have developed and tested a two-term green organic lab sequence. More information about the curriculum can be found on our web site:http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~hutchlab/greenchem. The faculty and students who developed our curriculum, together with a panel of experts in green chemical education, will present five days of lectures and participate in hands-on laboratory experiments with workshop participants. Educational materials used in teaching our green organic chemistry lab will be distributed during the workshop. Each participant will be asked to complete a series of follow-up surveys designed to collect information about their experiences adopting green chemistry experiments. If one of your faculty members is interested in participating in the workshop, please have him/her complete the application (available on our website: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~hutchlab/greenchem) and return it to us by April 15.All on-site expenses for participants, including food and lodging for the duration of the workshop will be provided. However, it is expected that participants will cover their own travel expenses. If there is sufficient demand, we are considering adding a poster session on advances in green chemistry education. If you or one of your faculty have experience in teaching green chemistry or designing green experiments and are interested in presenting your work during the workshop, please contact Jim Hutchison (hutch@oregon.uoregon.edu) or Ken Doxsee (doxsee@oregon.uoregon.edu). Completed applications may be submitted by email to kristim@darkwing.uoregon.edu, by fax (541) 346-0487 or by regular mail to: Green Chemistry in Education Workshop, Department of Chemistry, 1253 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1253, Attention: Kristi Mikkelsen. If you or your colleagues have any questions about the workshop, please contact us.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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MediChem Life Sciences, Inc. is a Chicago-based drug discovery and development company. We offer our scientists the opportunity to discover and develop the next generation of exciting therapeutics, both through internally-driven programs and in collaboration with pharmaceutical and biotechnology partners. As part of our growth, we seek to fill the following positions:

Senior Research Scientists - Medicinal Chemistry: The successful candidates will be part of a mulitdisciplinary drug discovery team collaborating with protein crystallographers, computational chemists, biologists, and pharmacologists. The position requires a Ph.D. in Organic or Medicinal Chemistry and 3-7 years of pharmaceutical industry experience. A proven record in pharmaceutical lead discovery and optimization using all available tools (computational chemistry, combinatorial/parallel synthesis, QSAR, etc) is required, evidenced by a strong publication and patent portfolio. Program leadership experience desired.

Senior Computational Chemist - Structure Based Drug Design: This scientist will be part of a multidisciplinary drug discovery team. The position requires a Ph.D. in Computational Chemistry or related discipline and 3-10 years of pharmaceutical industry experience. A proven record in pharmaceutical lead optimization strategies using one or more of the following is required: structure-based design, active-site models for protein-ligand interactions, docking, focused library design, automated scoring/potential energy functions, pharmacophore mapping, and molecular property analysis.

Senior Research Scientists - Process Chemistry:This position requires a Ph.D. in Synthetic Organic Chemistry and 3-7 years of pharmaceutical industry experience in Process Development. Knowledge of state-of-the-art synthetic methods is essential. Experience in the scale up of complex multi-step synthetic processes to a multi-kilogram scale incorporating safety and best environmental practices is highly desirable, as is experience with pilot plant reactors. Significant supervisory experience is a plus. Responsible for handling cGMP materials according to CFR 210 and 211, and generating batch records for cGMP scale up.

Process Engineer: This position requires a B.S/M.S. in Chemical Engineering with 5-10 years experience in pilot plant/manufacturing including hands-on experience with pilot plant reactors, centrifuge, heating/cooling units, and vacuum systems. The candidate will assist in establishing and maintaining pilot reactor facilities. Experience in DCS control systems, CFR 21 rules governing bulk manufacturing and cGMP is desired. The candidate will have demonstrated technical ability in the fundamentals of reaction engineering, heat and mass transfer, reactor and process design, computational methods and laboratory experimentation.

Research Scientists - Medicinal Chemistry and Process Chemistry: Positions available for B.S./M.S. level chemists in Medicinal Chemistry and Process Chemistry. Experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries is a plus, but not required. Candidates must be highly motivated scientists who wish to build a career in a multi-disciplinary team environment.

All positions require excellent written and verbal communication skills, proficiency with standard software packages (MS Office), and the desire to work and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced team environment. Qualified candidates please e-mail your resume as an attachment to: hr@medichem.comor fax to (630) 783-4609 For more information about MediChem visithttp://www.medichem.com.

The University of Minnesota, Morris seeks someone having broad intellectual interests and strong commitments to excellence in undergraduate education, to fill a tenure-track position in analytical chemistry beginning August 12, 2002. Responsibilities include: teaching undergraduate chemistry courses including general chemistry, analytical chemistry and instrumental analysis; advising undergraduates; pursuing a research program appropriate to an undergraduate liberal arts campus of the University of Minnesota; and sharing in the governance and advancement of the chemistry program as well as the campus at-large. Candidates must hold or expect to receive a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry by August 12, 2002. One year experience teaching at the undergraduate level is required. (Graduate TA experience is acceptable.) Visit http://www.mrs.umn.edu/positions/ to learn about our other open positions. Please visit the chemistry discipline web page, http://www.mrs.umn.edu/academic/chemistry/ for additional details. These tenure-track positions carry all of the privileges and responsibilities of University of Minnesota faculty appointments. A sound retirement plan, excellent fringe benefits, and a collegial atmosphere are among the benefits that accompany the positions. Appointment will be at the Assistant Professor level for those having the Ph.D. and at the Instructor level for others. The standard teaching load is five courses per year. Applications must include a letter of application, resume, transcripts, three letters of reference, and two statements: (1) a teaching statement in which teaching goals and methods are discussed and (2) a research statement in which the applicant proposes a research program that is viable at a small liberal arts college and accessible to undergraduate students. Send applications to: Analytical Chemistry Search Committee Chair, Division of Science and Mathematics, University of Minnesota, Morris, Morris, MN 56267-2128. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Inquiries can be made to Nancy Carpenter, Search Committee Chair, at (320) 589-6337, carpenne@mrs.umn.edu.

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POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AND/OR JOBS

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A post doctoral position is available at Colorado State University in the area of inorganic fullerenes. This exciting new area concerns closed structures made from layered structured transition metal dichalcogenides. Both stoichiometric and nanotube structures, analogous to the carbon systems, can be made. The work will involve synthesis and characterization of these novel materials. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact: Professor Bruce Parkinson, Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, phone: 970-491-0504, fax: 970-491-1801.

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Postdoctoral Positions in JST ERATO Nanospace Project. Postdoctoral researcher positions in JST ERATO Nanospace Project led by Professor Takuzo Aida of the University of Tokyo are available immediately (from April 01, 2002) for highly motivated individuals to explore nano-scale chemistry and materials sciences. The five-year project highlights research topics on supramolecular chemistry and nanoscopic materials sciences, fabrication of photonic and electronic nano materials, nano-clusters, as well as nano-reactors, based on organic, macromolecular, supramolecular, and inorganic chemistries, sol-gel processes, and also using biomolecular and bio-macromolecular motifs. Applications are sought for candidates full of original ideas and already having excellent postdoctoral experiences on the above and related fields. A working contract for one year is offered with a possible extension to a second year based on individual performances and research results. The salary, which is one of the highest classes in the same fields, is commensurate with research experiences of the candidates. Candidates should send a CV including bibliography and summary of past accomplishments, research plans, and the names and addresses of three referees who can indicate how you are qualified and motivated for scientific researches on the above fields, to: Junnosuke Yamauchi, JST ERATO Nanospace Project, National Museum of Science and Innovation Building 4th Floor, 2-41 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0064, Japan, e-mail:yamauchi@nanospace.miraikan.jst.go.jp, web site: http://www.nanospace.miraikan.jst.go.jp/.

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Eric A. Maatta of Kansas State Universityis seeking to fill a postdoctoral position in his laboraratory. The project will focus on the synthesis, characterization and reactivity of nitrogenous derivatives of polyoxometalates; systems of particular interest include nitrido-polyoxometalates and polyoxometalates bearing functionalized organoimido ligands. The position is available immediately. Applicants must have expertise in the acquisition and interpretation of multinuclear NMR spectra. Previous experience in the techniques of cyclic voltammetry and/or air-sensitive manipulation is desirable. The initial appointment will be for a period of one year, and is renewable by mutual consent. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to: Professor Eric A. Maatta, Department of Chemistry, 111 Willard Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-3701; phone: 785-532-6687; fax: 785-532-6666; e-mail:eam@ksu.edu.

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Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.Dr. Nancy Mills has a position for a teaching post doctoral research fellow, patterned after the Dreyfus Scholar/Fellow program. The research project is on the preparation/characterization of antiaromatic hydrocarbon dications. Experience in synthesis, low temperature NMR spectroscopy, and electrochemistry is particularly valued, but not required. Ideally the position will start in mid- May, 2002, but a starting date of August, 2002 may be negotiated for particularly attractive candidates. The position involves 25% teaching / 75% research. The department is particularly well-equipped for an undergraduate institution, including in its instrument holdings a Varian INOVA 400 MHz NMR spectrometer, two gc/mass spectrometers, three FT-IR spectrometers, four Hitachi uv/vis spectrometers, and a number of Silicon Graphics and Compaq workstations. Visit our web site at: http://www.trinity.edu/departments/chemistry/index/html or http://www.trinity.edu/nmills/index.htrnl. We will take delivery of a Varian Mercury 300 MHz NMR spectrometer early this summer. For further information, please contact: Dr. Nancy Mills, Trinity University, 715 Stadium Dr., San Antonio, Texas, 78212-7200, Phone: 210-999-7316, Fax: 210-999-7569, e-mail:nmills@trinity.edu. Applications should include undergraduate and graduate transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and a brief statement of why this position is of value to the applicant. The position will remain open until filled, but interested candidates are encouraged to apply soon.